HAZLE TWP., Pa. – A Good Samaritan was able to arouse a sleeping truck driver to get him out of his burning truck Wednesday morning.  At 4:28 AM on Wednesday, May 23, Hazle Township Fire/Rescue and APTS Medic 11 were dispatched to the CanDo Expressway and Maplewood Drive near the Humboldt Industrial Park for a reported vehicle fire. Chief 141 arrived on the scene to find a fully involved truck tractor attached to a trailer in the parking lot of Maplewood Plaza at 626 CanDo Expressway.  Engine 3 pulled into the parking lot and stretched a bumper line to the … Continue reading →

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. – Just after 9 AM on Monday, May 7, Schuylkill County 9-1-1 dispatched a first alarm assignment to the area of 886 East Mountain Road in Hegins Township for a building fire. The first alarm included Districts 13 (Hegins Valley), 10 (Pitman), 12 (Donaldson), 14 (Sacramento), 22 Station 4 (Joliett) and 58 Station 2 (Pine Grove North End). First responding units spotted a column of smoke across the valley as they were responding and requested a tanker task force.  This request brought Joliett, Newtown, Donaldson, Llewellyn, and Klingerstown as well as three tankers from Dauphin County. Engine … Continue reading →

LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. – After 2 PM on Wednesday, May 2, Hazle Township Fire 141 was sent to the Eagle Rock Resort for a brush fire.  Crews arrived to find a rapidly spreading brush fire near the far end of the Resort moving toward the Humboldt Industrial Park and Interstate 81. Additional resources were requested to the scene including Forestry, Sheppton-Oneida, Harwood, Valley Regional, Sugarloaf, Freeland, McAdoo, Beaver Meadows and Nuremberg-Weston. Crews accessed the fire from multiple points in an attempt to bring the fire under control while large plumes of white smoke could be seen going up into the … Continue reading →

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. – Around 3:30 AM on Saturday, May 5, Schuylkill County dispatched District 30 (Ringtown Valley) to Melanie Manor for an unknown type fire.  As crews approached the scene, they found a fully involved house trailer fire in the development. The first alarm was sent as well as a tanker task force which brought units from Sheppton-Oneida, Nuremberg, Mahanoy City, Shenandoah, Frackville, Aristes, Beaver Twp., Butler Twp., Girardville and Gordon. District 30 arrived on the scene and stretched two lines to attack the fire from an exterior position.  Chief 30 established Melanie Manor Command. Engine 9-10 arrived and … Continue reading →

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. – A brush fire spread to an outbuilding Tuesday morning in Butler Township.  Around 10 AM on Tuesday, April 24, Schuylkill County 9-1-1 dispatched Fire District 4 (Lavelle & Fountain Springs) to 215 Germanville Road for a brush fire. The assignment was quickly upgraded to a structure assignment as a building was now reported to be on fire.  Englewood, Altamont and Ashland fire companies were now dispatched to the scene. Chief 4-04 arrived on scene and confirmed a working fire with a growing brush fire.  Engine 4-12 and Tanker 4-32 arrived and took position in two driveways … Continue reading →